Farm Credit East Has New Board of Director Members

By Greenhouse Grower staff|May 3, 2011

Farm Credit East, a farmer-owned finance cooperative focused on serving Northeast agriculture, has announced the results of its annual board of director elections and April board reorganization.

At the reorganization meeting, the Board of Directors elected Abbott Lee as chairman of the board and Richard Janiga as vice chairman. The Farm Credit East Board also welcomed three new directors and one re-elected director:

• Robert Brown, II of Waterport, N.Y. was reelected to the Board. He is co-owner-operator of Orchard Dale Fruit Company and Brown’s Berry Patch.
• Henry L. Huntington is CEO of Pleasant View Gardens, Inc., a 12-acre wholesale greenhouse operation in Loudon, N.H.
• Samuel G. Conard is from Hillsborough, N.J., where, along with his brother, he owns and operates S.R. Conard & Sons, a 1,300-acre hay and grain farm.
• Laurie K. Griffen of Stillwater, N.Y., is co-owner-operator of Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc., a 600-acre turf grass farm.

The Farm Credit East Board includes 14 stockholder-elected directors and three directors who are appointed by the board to round out the necessary skills and capabilities in the boardroom.

“We have a very strong and diverse Board of Directors that share a deep commitment to Farm Credit East’s role in supporting and growing Northeast agriculture,” saysWilliam Lipinski, Farm Credit East CEO. “I look forward to working with the Board as we take the steps necessary to further strengthen our cooperative.”